Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 16, 2014) The distinguished members selected to receive the Fellow of ASTRO designation will be honored during an awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 16, at the ASTRO’s 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 16, 2014)—Men with prostate cancer may one day be able to predict when and how much various treatments will impact their urinary and sexual functioning, thanks in part to new findings that researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s 56th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 16.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 16, 2014)—Treatment with endocrine therapy and radiation therapy as part of breast conservation is the current standard of care for women with hormone-receptor positive (HR+) invasive breast cancer. A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, however, shows that combination may not be necessary for all patient populations with the disease.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 27, 2014)—Fox Chase Cancer Center infusion room nurses Karen Lorek, RN, and Caitlin Foley, RN, will each be honored on Saturday, September 6 by Lisa’s Army – a local non-profit cancer organization – during its Inaugural Ball & Monte Carlo Night at St. Gregory’s Founders Hall (8701 Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia).

Update: This event has been cancelled.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 26, 2014)—On Friday, September 19 at 8:00 a.m. Fox Chase Cancer Center’s mobile mammography van – which brings breast cancer screening right into the community – will visit Councilman Brian O’Neill’s neighborhood office at The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #5 (11630 Caroline Road).

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 19, 2014)—Mark A. Hallman, MD, PhD, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology. He completed his residency in radiation oncology this June at Fox Chase, having served as chief resident.

Dr. Hallman’s primary area of focus is the treatment of patients with thoracic, hematologic, and genitourinary malignancies. He has extensive training in several specialized radiation techniques, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and prostate brachytherapy.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 19, 2014)—Sanjay S. Reddy, MD – a surgeon trained in traditional, as well as laparoscopic and robotic techniques – has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Surgery after completing a two-year fellowship at the Center. He specializes in the care of patients with colorectal, liver, pancreatic, stomach cancers, melanoma and sarcomas.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 24, 2014)—New research in mice adds to the growing body of evidence that an inherited mutation can increase the risk of developing cancer after exposure to asbestos – but simply having a genetic predisposition does not appear to be enough to induce the disease.